Recruiting in China

CHICAGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII), the world's premier executive search and leadership consulting firm, today announced that Karen Choy-Xavier has joined the firm's Singapore office as a Partner in the Industrial and Technology practices. Choy-Xavier will focus on building relationships with Southeast Asia-based businesses and on the placement of chief information officers with companies operating throughout the region.

"With the hiring of Karen, we have doubled our consultant teams in Singapore to six in the past eight months," said Charles Moore, Managing Partner, Singapore. "With her extensive background in executive search, Karen is a significant hire for Heidrick & Struggles in Asia, particularly given our growing market share in the region."

Choy-Xavier has 18 years of experience in executive search. Her depth of focus with companies based in Singapore and across Asia Pacific is highly regarded, particularly in the technology, industrial and consumer spaces. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Choy-Xavier spent 10 years with Spencer Stuart as a Partner. Her network of contacts and relationships in Asia Pacific has served her well, exemplified by her numerous senior-level placements within both locally based and Fortune 500 companies.

Choy-Xavier's formative years were spent in sales and marketing for technology pioneers Wang and Digital Equipment. She holds bachelor's degrees in computer science and psychology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and speaks fluent Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay and English.

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Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. is the world's premier provider of senior-level executive search and leadership consulting services, including talent management, board building, executive on-boarding and M&A effectiveness. For more than 50 years we have focused on quality service and built strong leadership teams through our relationships with clients and individuals worldwide. Today, our leadership experts operate from principal business centers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about Heidrick & Struggles, please visit http://www.heidrick.com . SOURCE Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. Local, Jennifer Tow of Manifesto Ltd, +1-852-2526-1972, jennifer@manifesto.com.hk , or Corporate, Christina Stratinsky of Heidrick & Struggles International, +1-312-496-1646, cstratinsky@heidrick.com